| Genre that's hard to laugh at | 33 |
| Marine animals like the sea lily and feather star | 49 |
| Person carrying on a Blood feud? | 32 |
| Sir Stafford ___, British statesman | 35 |
| Major African humanitarian concern of the 2000s | 47 |
| "The worst is upon us" mentality | 42 |
| Salad maker's quest, perhaps | 32 |
| Glover who was banned from Letterman's show | 47 |
| Early American patriot ___ Attucks | 34 |
| ___ Attucks, early American patriot | 35 |
| Doughnut franchise, after spell-checking | 40 |
| Champagne often mentioned in hip-hop songs | 42 |
| Champagne boycotted by Jay-Z and others | 39 |
| Woody Allen's "Vicky ___ Barcelona" | 49 |
| Memorable couturier of Spanish descent | 38 |
| Santa Maria commander, to Isabel | 32 |
| Pulitzer Prize category since 1970 | 34 |
| "Look ... there he is!" | 33 |
| Fancy handwriting embellishments | 32 |
| Quality of butter or smooth skin | 32 |
| They call their country Hrvatska | 32 |
| It's used for interlocking looped stitches | 46 |
| Hook-shaped architectural ornament | 34 |
| Thornton's role in "The Alamo" | 44 |
| Course in time-honored earthenware cooking? | 43 |
| Stoneware containers for pickling | 33 |
| The largest in captivity is about 23 feet long | 46 |
| "___ Dundee," 1986 movie | 34 |
| Surprise smash hit movie of 1986 | 32 |
| 1986 "fish out of water" movie | 40 |
| Things that keep Captain Hook up at night? | 42 |
| With "The," honoree's series | 42 |
| Vessels for cooking some big reptiles? | 38 |
| Seals's partner in 1970s music | 34 |
| Namesake of a chronic bowel disease | 35 |
| Huxley's "___ Yellow" | 35 |
| "--- Yellow" (Aldous Huxley novel) | 44 |
| "___ Yellow," Huxley book | 35 |
| English revolutionary leader: 17th century | 42 |
| Spot for a witch's wart remover? | 36 |
| "The Citadel" author A.J. __ | 38 |
| “The Citadel” author A.J. ___ | 37 |
| Author of "Hatter's Castle" | 41 |
| A. J. who wrote "The Citadel" | 39 |
| "The Citadel" author A.J. | 35 |
| Breakfast pastry that's a portmanteau | 41 |
| Star of "Shadow of a Doubt" | 37 |
| Ameche's ''Cocoon'' costar | 46 |
| Repeated title of Pavement's '94 album | 46 |
| Sang like "Der Bingle" | 32 |
| Bing Crosby or Rudy Vallee, e.g. | 32 |
| Bing Crosby or Harry Connick, Jr., e.g. | 39 |
| Plane featured in "North by Northwest" | 48 |
| Mysterious art visible from the sky | 35 |
| Government support for horse-racing equipment? | 46 |
| Shirt that leaves the midriff exposed | 37 |
| Cash carrier for lawn game enthusiasts? | 39 |
| Staff resembling a shepherd's crook | 39 |
| X-shaped warning sign next to railroad tracks | 45 |
| Goldilocks's maddening escapade? | 36 |
| Hybrid creature added to the cauldron? | 38 |
| Relative of a slow boat to China | 32 |
| Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs," e.g. | 45 |
| Drag, and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 43 |
| 'Some Like It Hot' plot point | 37 |
| Went against one's own party | 32 |
| Treacherous person (with "double") | 44 |
| Brisk exchange of words or opinions | 35 |
| Mark with intersecting sets of parallel lines | 45 |
| Tennyson's "___ the Bar" | 38 |
| Religious symbol pops up in more and more places? | 49 |
| Thwart the progress of United We Stand? | 39 |
| Factor in relationships between viruses | 39 |
| Things to "see" in an encyclopedia | 44 |
| Dracula's least favorite citations? | 39 |
| Reason for a small craft advisory | 33 |
| Typical samples and 104 (Diag. up) Ocean dangers | 48 |
| Angry member of athletic faculty? | 33 |
| How the second lawyer to question a witness gets? | 49 |
| It intersects the path of a ship | 32 |
| Great gift for one who likes writing letters? | 45 |
| Theme (and genre) of this puzzle | 32 |
| " . . . outer China ___ Bay!" | 39 |
| Actor known as "Scatman" | 34 |
| ___ acid, used for synthetic resins | 35 |
| Course of medication for an inflamed throat? | 44 |
| Lindsay's playwriting partner | 33 |
| Lindsay of "Places in the Heart" | 42 |
| Group working on a jackdaw's gullet? | 40 |
| "Don't Dream It's Over" singers | 49 |
| General ___, former A.L. pitcher | 32 |
| Hire some freelancers over the Internet | 39 |
| Actor Russell's nighttime hangouts? | 39 |
| Hollywood's Cameron and Russell | 35 |
| 'Larry --' (2011 Tom Hanks film) | 40 |
| Dinner dish decorated for a king? | 33 |
| Part of a royal enthronement ceremony | 37 |
| Oliver Cromwell tried to melt them down | 39 |
| What the royal electrician has in his vault? | 44 |
| Whisky-inspired Run-D.M.C. album? | 33 |